Citizens of the United States who get any kind of benefit such as Social Security or SSI know that they can also apply for SNAP Food Stamps. This extra check means that certain eligible United States citizens can enjoy a little extra money so that they can do their monthly shopping at any of the participating establishments.
However, the exact day on which the SNAP Food Stamps money is available on the EBT card depends on the place of residence, since the payment schedule is different depending on the state in which we live. Thus, some states have already paid all the checks while others have not sent the money from this benefit to their beneficiaries.
It is true that before the end of the month all beneficiaries should have the SNAP Food Stamps check on their EBT card, but there may be exceptions. If we find that we do not have this money available at the end of March, we may have to make a claim. But as long as our state’s calendar is still open, we can still get the monthly benefit.
States sending SNAP Food Stamps early in March
In the month of March, SNAP Food Stamps checks follow the usual payment schedule. For that reason, we know that some states pay much earlier than other states. The important thing in these cases is to know the day on which our state sends the check in question, as well as whether there is any other specific rule for sending the money.
In some states, SNAP Food Stamps money arrives on the same day for all Americans, while in other states it is possible to get the payment on different days depending on your birthday or surname. In any case, the general rule for sending payments is as follows:
- Alabama: March 4 to 23
- Alaska: March 1
- Arizona: March 1 to 13
- Arkansas: March 4 to 13
- California: March 1 to 10
- Colorado: March 1 to 10
- Connecticut: March 1 to 3
- Delaware: March 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: March 1 to 10
- Florida: March 1 to 28
- Georgia: March 5 to 23
- Guam: March 1 to 10
- Hawaii: March 3 to 5
- Idaho: March 1 to 10
- Illinois: March 1 to 10
- Indiana: March 5 to 23
- Iowa: March 1 to 10
- Kansas: March 1 to 10
- Kentucky: March 1 to 19
- Louisiana: March 1 to 23
- Maine: March 10-14
- Maryland: March 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: March 1 to 14
- Michigan: March 3 to 21
- Minnesota: March 4 to 13
- Mississippi: March 4 to 21
- Missouri: March 1 to 22
- Montana: March 2 to 6
- Nebraska: March 1 to 5
- Nevada: March 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: March 5
- New Jersey: March 1 to 5
- New Mexico: March 1 to 20
- New York: March 1 to 9
- North Carolina: March 3 to 21
- North Dakota: March 1
- Ohio: March 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: March 1 to 10
- Oregon: March 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: March 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: March 4 to March 22
- Rhode Island: March 1
- South Carolina: March 1 to 10
- South Dakota: March 10
- Tennessee: March 1 to 20
- Texas: March 1 to 28
- Utah: March 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: March 1
- Vermont: March 1
- Virginia: March 1 to 7
- Washington: March 1 to 20
- West Virginia: March 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: March 1 to 15
- Wyoming: March 1 to 4
By simply checking the SNAP Food Stamps payment calendar, we can find out whether our state has already sent the check or not. To find out if we have the money available, we just have to check the balance on our EBT card, which will give us all the information we need.
